Xatharina hergershatjsen



April 26,1927. yK. l-ERGERSHAUSEN FIGURE OF ANIMATE OBJECTS Filed Dec.9, 1925 5am/7&5 Finne' MQUL 050 GOL( 010W( 500) kliatentedv Apri'26,1,927. I r

AUNITED .STATES y PATENToFFlcal xATiTAmNA HEEGEEsHAUsEmbEJBEEL'IN,GERMANY, AssreNoE To THE EIEM MITTELLAND GUMMIWERKE.AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT,or HANoviiiz-*LINDVEN,v GEE- MANY.'

yFIGURE or ANIMATE OBJECTS. i

,Application led December 9,1925, Seria1 No. 74,407, and in GermanyyDecember `1K2, i924.

This invention relatesftokr figures offanif y'mate 'objects suchr kasVdolls or'fthe like kmoulded from colloidal Iflexible viiiaSSes,#wherebythe surfaces "of lsuch figures larey )rendered firmer and moreresistantto atmosyplieric yconditions than has hitherto lbeen the,

case.

It is known toy l figures, for instance,`V dolls, from colloidalsubstances suchas` glue or gelatine,vegetable mucilaginous substancesand the 'like' Awith the aid of glycerine or oily or basamidnatural or`-artificial substances land torendei their surfaces more'iirm by `meansof agents, which have hardening, for instance, tanning effects, suchasf4r formaldckaliyde,` chroinates,

' tannin and analogous substances.y ySuch desired, would have a veryvlarge applica-jf` figures, which can be colouredor shaded as "tionfiftheir surfaces` were not impaired by atmospheric conditions and yiftheyl did not have an unpleasant cold and lifeless touch.

The invention is illustratedk by the accom-KK o panying drawing inwhich/1:7kk

lfig; l isr avertical section through a ,doll embodying the principle ofthe invention.

Fig. 2 isv af cross sectionl taken along-'the line .f-Qiof Figure l. j`i Referring now in detail ,to the several figures, thereference,character l represents a bendableframe about which ismouldedvthe colloidal body"2,fsaid body beinglsurrounded by a rubberl skinorcoating 3'.

lty has also been proposed .to construct golf or kother balls withcoresof colloidal "matei-iai such as gelatine, afterwards dipping l ythemouldedr balls" into a rubber solution."V

-According 'to this invention figures such as dolls or the'like mouldedfrom colloidal Y flexible masses r are provided with a coatf ing ofrubber or similar material which enables them to resist the action ofthe i atmosphere and the elfcctsof moisture, dryl ness, acids and the*like, butallows of their producejino'ulded flexible treatment, bedippedinto crude or*l concen# vtions or postures. v is elastic, it,accommodates itself to the vajriouspositions orpostures.

Vantageouslyjadmixed with the same. The I moulded figures y may, withoutpreliminary trated rubber latex. In the latterl case r an especiallylfavourable vand firmly adhering coating is 'obtained iff salt solutionsfoi` ycoagulating therubber are applied to the latex coating. f

inserted joints which may becast initiallyf material or from the. crudevor concentrated Y,

into ythe figures and which enable thev 'e finished articles to be givendefinite posif Since ythe rubber coating Having now particularlyvdescribed j ascertainedvthe nature of my said invention and in whatmanner the saine is ytobe per-p formed, I declarefthat what 1 claim is:--4

l. In combination a figure of an animate1 vobjectk comprising'a mouldedycore ofl gelatinous material, .a flexible framework emi bedded thereinlwith l which said gelatinous material makes v khomogenous contact 'andcapable of assuming a set when bent and 'a-coat Vof flexible rubbercovering the surface of the'gelatinous material; n

- 2, In combination a figure of an animate f object comprisingL amoulded core of gelat- Iinousmaterial, a flexible` framework emv beddedtherein with whiclisaid gelatinousV material makes homogenous contact,and; capable of assuming a set when kbent and'V a coat of fiexible.vulcanized rubber covering .thesurface of the gelatinous material.

Inftestiinony vvwhereof l yhave signed my f name to thisspec'zification.'`

'f KATHARiNA HERGERSHAUSEN.

, f i eo After the coatings have `been attached, e

